Soldier health and position tracking

The soldier health and position tracking system will allow the military to track the current GPS position and health of its deployed soldiers. Health parameter including temperature, heart rate, and oxygen level along with the exact location of the soldiers will be transferred from the soldier unit

Project Title

Soldier health and position tracking

Project Area of Specialization

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Project Summary

The soldier health and position tracking system will allow the military to track the current GPS position and health of its deployed soldiers. Health parameter including temperature, heart rate, and oxygen level along with the exact location of the soldiers will be transferred from the soldier unit to the control unit via a communication link. There is an additional feature of a panic button which will allow soldiers to send a distress signal to the command station if they are in need. All the information will be displayed on the GUI in the control unit. This will enable the command station to continuously monitor the health status and location of the deployed troops and will be able to send back up if needed.

Project Objectives

The objeactives of this project is

1. To design and make a portable device which will measure temperature, heart rate and oxygen level of the soldier along with their location and transfer it to control unit wirelessly without cellular or internet connectivity.
2. To make a system through which a soldier can alert the control unit manually in case of an SOS.
3. To design a GUI that will display the information received to the control unit.

Project Implementation Method

1. Components identified through literature survey
2. Arduino IDE used to interface sensors, GPS module and panic button.
3. Testing done by comparison with commercial devices that measure temperature, blood pressure, oxygen level and mobile GPS information.
4. Data transmission through HC-12
5. A GUI designed to display serially received data at control unit

Benefits of the Project

1. It’s a health monitoring device for soldiers active in the war with no cellular connectivity. It can save many casualties due to a lack of health and location information given to the control unit. There is an additional panic feature that will send signals to the control unit so they can provide backup to that soldier.
2. Additionally, the designed system can be used in rehabilitation center for crippled patients as it can keep track of a center’s patients during their exercise and other activities.
3. This device also be used in old age homes to keep track of health parameters for old people.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

1. Using Arduino UNO as controller to interface LM35, MAX30100, GPS module NEO6M to collect temperature, heartbeat rate, oxygen saturation level, and longitude and latitude of user respectively. Interface a push button with Arduino UNO to send a manual alert and a communication module HC-12 to transfer data wirelessly and without internet or mobile connectivity. 
2.  Three soldier prototype from which one is wearble device
3. A GUI to display the serial data that is received through HC-12 and a map

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Health

Other Industries

Security , Telecommunication

Core Technology

Wearables and Implantables

Other Technologies

Others

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People

Required Resources

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